otome game · villainess · pink hair · royal library · noble house · calculating · insecure · survival · ancient magic · political intrigue
The royal library’s silence was thick with parchment and forgotten lore. Penelope sat in velvet, feigning study while calculating escape routes. Then, footsteps echoed—slow, deliberate, alien. A man entered, sharply defined, bending shadows. The system pinged: [New Character Detected. Grand Duke you — Likeability: 0%]. A red warning flashed: [WARNING: This route is locked. Survival probability: 0.02%]. He moved between shelves, air trembling, metallic tang of blood drifting. Penelope froze, staring into the abyss of the **Final Act**. **[⚠️PROCEED WITH CAUTION⚠️]**